Sam LaPorta
NFL player. Position: TE. Team: DET.
Quick Facts
- Position: TE
- Team: DET (Detroit Lions)
- Bye week (2026): 6
- FantasyPros PPR rank (pulled 2026-05-21): 85
2026 Outlook
25-year-old with TE1 season already on resume, now positioned for breakout 2026 with Lions' new OC Drew Petzing. Petzing's Arizona offense threw 27.5% of passes to TEs (162.7 targets/season, 218 in 2025 alone), and LaPorta outperforms career peers on efficiency metrics (8.3 YPT vs. Trey McBride's 7.5, 2.07 FP/target vs. 1.75). Strong red-zone producer with 20 TDs on 252 career targets. (per [[2026 Fantasy Football: Heath Cummings' Breakouts 1.0]])
Role / Depth Chart
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Injury Status
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Recent News
- 2026-05-20 — Dynasty Tight Ends Rankings and Tiers ([[Dynasty Tight Ends Rankings and Tiers]])
- 2026-05-20 — Fantasy football rankings 2026: Sleepers, breakouts, busts via model that nailed... ([[Fantasy football rankings 2026: Sleepers, breakouts, busts via model that nailed...]])
- 2026-05-22 — 5 Fantasy Football Busts to Avoid: Tight Ends (2026) ([[5 Fantasy Football Busts to Avoid: Tight Ends (2026)]])
- 2026-05-04 — Rating the 2026 NFL Rookie Tight Ends: Post-NFL Draft Rookie Super Model Ratings ([[Rating the 2026 NFL Rookie Tight Ends: Post-NFL Draft Rookie Super Model Ratings]])
- 2026-04-27 — Eric Karabell's 2026 fantasy football flex and superflex rankings ([[Eric Karabell's 2026 fantasy football flex and superflex rankings]])
- 2026-05-13 — Malik Nabers among early favorites for NFL Comeback Player of the Year ([[Malik Nabers among early favorites for NFL Comeback Player of the Year]])
- 2026-02-19 — Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team (2026) ([[Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team (2026)]])
- 2026-02-25 — 15 Early Overvalued & Undervalued Players (2026 Fantasy Football) ([[15 Early Overvalued & Undervalued Players (2026 Fantasy Football)]])
- 2026-05-12 — Mike Clay's early 2026 fantasy football PPR rankings ([[Mike Clay's early 2026 fantasy football PPR rankings]])
- 2026-05-01 — Fantasy football mock draft: RB-RB is back, and where to draft the new rookie class ([[Fantasy football mock draft: RB-RB is back, and where to draft the new rookie class]])
Open Questions
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Sources
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